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YANGON - MANDALAY - AMARAPURA - SAGAING - MANDALAY - MINGUN - MANDALAY - BAGAN - SALE - POPA - PYAY -  YANGON
(10 Days / 9 Nights)

Day1. YANGON ( arrival with morning flight )

After your arrival in Yangon, check into your hotel. A uniformed host will invite you a welcome drink and collect your tour program from our tour guide.
Morning sightseeing includes all the famous landmarks: Sule Pagoda, City Hall, Mahar Bandula Park, Queen Anne style high-court and downtown area. In the afternoon, visit Botahtaung Pagoda, Strand Hotel and drive to Mawtin Jetty. Take a walk along the busy Yangon River and enjoy the sunset. Overnight at Hotel.

Day2.YANGON - MANDALAY - AMARAPURA - SAGAING - MANDALAY ( by morning flight )

Early morning flight will take you to Mandalay. Upon arrival, proceed to Amarapura and visit Mahargandayon monastery, famous U Bein Bridge and silk-weaving factory. In the afternoon, proceed to Sagaing and visit silverware making at Ywahtaung village, Kaunghmudaw pagoda, drive up to Sagaing hill and visit Umin-thonese pagoda and Son-U-Ponyashin pagoda. Enjoy the sunset from U Bein Bridge. Overnight at Hotel.

Day3. MANDALAY - MINGUN - MANDALAY

After breakfast, excursion to Mingun, 12km away from Mandalay and a very pleasant boat trip with plenty to see along the Ayarwaddy River. Tour highlight with Mingun bell (90 tons), Myatheindan pagoda and Phahtodawgyi Pagoda: an enormous unfinished temple. In the afternoon, visit King Mindon's Myanansankyaw Palace site of Konbaung dynasty, Golden monastery, Kuthodaw pagoda with 729 stone tablets(known as World's Biggest Book). Finally, drive up to Mandalay hill(Anti-ageing hill)and take a panoramic view of Mandalay city. Overnight at Hotel.

Day4. MANDALAY - BAGAN ( by morning flight )

In early morning, domestic flight will take you to Bagan. Sightseeing start with Nyaung Oo local market, Shwezigon Pagoda, a prototype of real Myanmar stupa, built in 1087.Wetgyiin Gyubyaukgyi for its famous Jatakas mural painting, Htilominlo temple for its plaster carvings and famous Ananda temple with four standing Buddha Images. In the afternoon, visit Nan Phaya temple, Manuha temple, Myingaba Gyubyaukgyi temple, Shwegyugyi temple and Thabinnyu temple. Enjoy the sunset of Bagan from Shwesandaw Pagoda. Overnight at Hotel.

Day5. BAGAN

After breakfast, Bagan sightseeing continue to Minnanthu village and visit 13th A.D style pagodas and see the daily activities of local people at Pwa-saw village. Visit Lawkananda pagoda and Ashae-Pet-leik and Anauk-Pet-leik Pagadas. In the afternoon, visit the lacquer-ware factory, Sulamani temple, Dhamayangyi temple and enjoy the sunset of Bagan. Overnight at Hotel.

Day6. BAGAN - SALE - POPA

Drive to Sale about 1&1/2 hours. Upon arrival, visit famous Sale Yoke Sone monastery with nice woodcarving and collection of palm-leaf manuscripts, Buddha images and lacquer-ware boxes. You can also visit large Hni-Phaya (Buddha image made of saw-dust).In the afternoon, another 1&1/2 hour drive to Mt.Popa(home for the 37 nats).At the bottom of the Popa mountain plug, visit the enshrining place of 37 nats in life-size statues. And then, climb up 737m high Popa Mountain plug with shady stairway.On top, you will see very pleasant panoramic view of surrounding areas. Check into your hotel and overnight at Popa Mountain Resort.

Day7. POPA - PYAY

Early morning, drive to Pyay(appr:9hours). You are just like looking a new discovery channel. You can see really dry zone area and landscape of central Myanmar. Before arrive to Pyay (16 km away from Pyay), you can see the Majestic Ayeyarwaddy River that parallel to our motor way. It's a good chance to take photos. Upon arrival, check into your hotel and overnight.

Day8. PYAY - AKAUK TAUNG - PYAY

After breakfast, drive to Htone Bo (appr:2 hours). From the Jetty, take a private boat along the Ayeyarwaddy river to visit Akauk Taung (the hill of levying taxes), named after the tradition of the collection of taxes to the boat passing through the hill during the colonial times. And then, you can see the sculpture of many Buddha Images along the cliff of the Hill. On top, you can visit a monastery and another 40 minutes you will see a waterfall. In the afternoon, drive back to Pyay and visit Shwe Sandaw Pagoda, downtown area, and night market and overnight at Hotel.

Day9. PYAY - SRIKHITARA - SHWETAUNG - YANGON

In the morning, visit the ancient capital of Pyu during (4 - 9 AD), we called Srikhitara. You can find some of the prototype of oldest pagodas in Myanmar. Firstly, visit a small museum which shows the cultural and architectural development of Pyu people during that time. S/S includes Baw Baw Gyi pagoda, Be` Be` pagoda, Lay myatnar pagoda, East zaygyu, West zaygyu and palace wall. Come back to Pyay and drive to Shwedaung. Visit the famous Buddha Image with spectacles (only one in Myanamr). Then, drive back to Yangon and overnight at Hotel.

Day10. YANGON ( departure with evening flight )

After breakfast, Yangon sightseeing starts with famous Shwe Dagon Pagoda described by Somerset Maugham: "The Shwedagon rose superb, glistening with its gold, like a sudden hope in the dark night of the soul of which the mystics write, glistening against the fog and smoke of the thriving city". This massive bell-shaped stupa rises nearly 100 meters above its hill-top surroundings. Wander through this magnificent structure and its courtyards, stupa, bells, temples and Buddha images and see religious and secular visitors from all parts of the globe. Shwedagon has become the symbol of Myanmar.
And then visit Chaukhtatgyi pagoda (72 m long reclining Buddha image), Karawaik Hall (designed as a Royal Floating Barge on Royal Lake) for Kodak moment and we are visit the famous market in Yangon called "Scott" market and come back to hotel.
In the afternoon, You have time to repack all of your belonging and you are ready to leave from Myanmar and we feel so sad to say "Goodbye!"
And app. (17:00) transfer to Yangon International Airport for your departure.